Jakati's ten-wicket haul guides Goa to big victory PTI, Nov 20, 2010, 09.08pm IST
PORVORIM ( Goa): Spinner Shadab Jakati, who had rattled Jharkhand in the first innings, once again came good with the ball to guide Goa to an innings and 127-run win in the Group A Plate Ranji Trophy match at GCA Cricket Academy Ground, on Saturday. The win saw Goa collect six points, including one bonus, and take their tally to eight from three matches. Also, they have put themselves in the race for the knock-out stage. Jharkhand, who lost today, have six points from three matches. The visitors, resuming at overnight second innings score of 14 for no loss, lost wickets at regular intervals, even as Jakati accounted for six wickets, and were all out for 189 after following on. Goa, who had made 583 in their first edition, bundled out Jharkhand for 267 and then enforced a follow-on. Today, Jakati got the first breakthrough when he clean bowled Manish Vardhan for 23. Sachin Prasad perished soon, trapped by Amit Yadav for 28. Robin D'Souza then scalped the prized wicket of Saurabh Tiwari (12), while Yadav captured his second wicket by seeing off Ishak Jaggi, leaving Jharkhand on 101 for 4 at lunch. Jakati then dismissed Deepak Chowgule (14), Shiv Gautam (2), Rajiv Kumar (23), Kuldeep Sahrma (4) and Rahul Sharma (3) to complete his six-wicket haul. Jakati, who took ten wickets in two innings, was declared the man of the match. Goa Cricket Association (GCA) also announced Rs 1 lakh cash award for him. Goa will now take on Hyderabad on December 1. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/domestic-cricket/ranji-trophy/Jakatis-ten-wicket-haul-guides-Goa-to-big-victory/articleshow/6961482.cms
